Updated January 5, 2021, 10:47 a.m.
- Boris Becker’s former coach Bob Brett has died at the age of 67.
- He died of cancer.
- Becker won Wimbledon and the US Open alongside Brett in 1989.
He made Boris Becker to number one in the world, now the Australian tennisTrainer Bob Brett with cancer at the age of 67 died. This was announced by the ATP players’ association on Tuesday. With Brett by his side, Becker had in 1989 Wimbledon and the US Open won and conquered with the victory in the Australian Open 1991 the top of the world rankings.
Brett always “treated him like an adult,” Becker wrote in his 2004 autobiography “Wait a minute”. He said to him: “I expect readiness, discipline, will, punctuality. Three hours of training in the morning, three hours in the afternoon, what you do afterwards doesn’t interest me.”
Bob Brett praised Boris Becker
“He was very good at doing what I told him,” said Brett in 2008 about working with Becker: “His Understanding of opponents was very good too, and I encouraged him to work hard but also appreciate relaxation. “
With his decades of service, Brett earned an excellent reputation on the tour and also worked with Germany’s former number one Nicolas Kiefer and the Grand Slam winners Johan Kriek (South Africa), Goran Ivanisevic and Marin Cilic (both Croatia) together. (afp / ska)
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